Sundara Holistic: Skincare + Healing + Ayurvedic Principals

November 8, 2015

What does it mean to be beautiful? How does one achieve that aura of well-being, that radiant glow? We all want to possess these intangible qualities. The ancient tradition of Ayurveda teaches that inner and outer beauty are intertwined. In order to have beautiful skin, we must nurture the dhatus, or body tissues. Some pepole insist daily yoga is the way forward and helps you flourish from within. Many women have completed 300 hour yoga teacher training india, in order to be able to help other women embrace their aura of well-being. Other women have argued that different beauty products help us connect with ourselves and achieve our intertwined outer and inner beauty.

This is the introduction into the beautiful and thoughtful creation of Sundara Holistic, founded and created by Kiera Nachman. I had the pleasure of meeting Kiera at Wanderlust LA a few weeks ago and instantly fell in love with everything she brings to the table. And she brought it all.

Presenting the Sundara Holistic skin care oils based on the Ayurvedic doshas, Vata, Pitta, and Kapha, also includes a gorgeous Vedic moisturizer (which smelled heavenly) as well as a eye cream and lip balm. All Natural. All Goodness. All Divine.

Now, I am all for natural. But I, like most women am quite skeptical of slathering OIL on my face. Wouldn’t I break out? Shouldn’t I be dabbing thick creams with my ring finger like the lady showed me at Nordstrom’s? Isn’t oil just too, well… oily? The answer in short…NO.

This is NEXT LEVEL on All Levels. If you want to take your skincare and lifestyle to a whole new plane of health, Sundara Holistic is a beautiful experience of healthy skin care and self care. Each oil is specially infused with Reiki vibrational healing and mantra, while made with top of the line essential oils and holistic ingredients. I am enamored with the Vata oil that has moisturized my sensitive skin, the scent (like stepping into a delicious spa!), but most importantly, the overall experience of Wellness that makes me feel like an all natural goddess. I absolutely love putting something on my skin (and into my system) that is the highest quality of natural beauty care.

sundaraholistic.com for more…behold the amazing shop!

xx, Cristy

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November 6-12th CAP Beauty will be at Jenni Kayne’s Brentwood Country Mart store

November 5, 2015

Let the California gold rush begin.

CAP is bringing high vibe beauty to the West Coast. From November 6-12th CAP Beauty will be at Jenni Kayne’s Brentwood Country Mart store with our favorite plant powered naturals in tow. Shop tried and true favorites from transformational brands like The Beauty Chef, Kypris, EiR, Hannes Dottir and Sun Potion. Come chat about the life-affirming power of naturals with co-founders Kerrilynn Pamer and Cindy DiPrima as we make LA a part of the CAP Beauty family.

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Ziva Mind’s Emily Fletcher is offering a new online course! Become the best version of yourself — from the boardroom to the bedroom.

November 3, 2015

I cannot say enough divine things about Emily Fletcher. I am a meditation convert after taking her incredible 8 day online meditation class, then I met her in real life at the Bulletproof Biohack Conference last weekend and she was totally fantastic, grounded, funny and real. Any esoteric distance one can feel from a teacher in an online class totally evaporated for me when Emily and I chatted and she oozed nothing but relatable, earthy, best girlfriend vibes. Phew. So now, I’m taking whatever she’s pushing. I believe. It’s real. It’s now. And it’s not bullshit. Her work is modern and do-able. She gets it.

So now she has something new to offer and I say TRY IT.

Become the best version of yourself — from the boardroom to the bedroom.

Course Overview (only $49!! A NO BRAINER)

“If you’re ready to improve your performance in your personal, and professional life by taking your brain to the gym, you’ve come to the right place. Emily Fletcher, a former-Broadway-actress-turned-meditation-teacher, has taught thousands of people — from Oscar award winners and NBA players to students in the Bronx— to step up their game with meditation and visualization.

In this course, Emily shares high-impact, easy-to-follow visualizations you can use everyday to overcome fears, excel at work, boost immunity, get over an ex, and yes, have dynamite sex. And it doesn’t matter whether you’re new to meditation or a well-seasoned meditator; everyone has something to gain.

If you can visualize it, then you can create it. We’ll lead the way.

The guided visualizations are also available for download as audio files to take with you on the go!”

Become Your Best Self With Our Newest Meditation Course – On Sale Through Saturday!
sale ends in 4 days
What you get:
  • 6 modules, 24 sessions
    (total duration: 2 hours, 26 minutes)
  • Unlimited access to the online streaming videos
  • Over 10 downloadable audio visualizations to take your practice on the go!
  • Discussion boards to interact with Emily Fletcher and other students
  • Closed captions (English only)
Have questions? Read our FAQ.

Life Coach 101 – Start with Chad Cryder – Your Gay BFF

November 2, 2015

I first heard about  Chad Cryder, “empowering the feminine energy” (and more!) when a girlfriend held a dating workshop led by him, entitled something to the effect of Dating Workshop for Women led by your Gay BFF.  Loved the title. Missed the workshop. I hear it was amazing. I decided I had to meet Chad. I will admit to having an impression in my mind of a super flaming queen giving me blow job tips. Well, I was (thankfully) totally surprised when we had our first Skype session. Chad is grounded and far from any stereo-type. Chad is very manly, man, despite having honed a deep connection to the feminine psyche. But most importantly, he is a professional at what he does….

I bounced over to his website and loved all of these questions:  Of course the answer is YES to all!

♥ Have you ever noticed that you seem to be repeating the same pattern?

♥ Have you felt that others bring out the worst in you?

♥ Do you feel manipulated but can’t stop it from happening?

♥ Does it feel like you’ve become paralyzed because nothing seems to work?

 DON’T FORGET THIS!!!
  • Learn to break the patterns that hold you back from living your best life
  • Move beyond old ways of thinking to experience a more fulfilling life
  • Learn that love is a choice to accept, embrace and honor our differences
  • Learn how the muck of life are lessons in disguise
  • Live a life that encourages your strengths
  • Find your passion in life, love, and community
  • Gain insights by using your passions, desires and needs to live an empowering life
  • Learn to break the patterns that have kept you in chaos
  • Learn how to observe your life and patterns from a position of strength
  • Unlock and release the perspectives that haunt you
  • Know how to shake off the negativity
  • Stop the confusion that slows you down by unleashing your innate superhero

So, I decided to book a few sessions with him to dig deeper into my blocks. He is fantastic. He speaks my language. His approach is the perfect balance of esoteric spiritual and pedal to the medal action.

His credentials are impressive and they are growing by the day:

“I am a relationship coach, PhD student, author, workshop presenter, speaker, and gay BFF. But more importantly, I’m a listener, teacher, and empathetic advisor who can help you navigate the world of relationships. I am an honest yet tender coach. And while I enjoy walks on the beach, a good book, and my cats, I hate rainbow farting fluff that mucks up a real conversation and an honest connection.

There are two types of relationships that focus on – relationship with self & relationship with others. In my 8+ years of experience working with individuals and couples, the biggest issue starts off as a problem with our relationships with others.”

So far we had a few sessions to get to know each other and find my hot spots so to speak. This last week, he talked about our lives being a “play” – pre-written, that we enter into upon birth and “improv” our way through. But everyone has their set role – except us. What I took from this was, we have something to learn from every relationship we are in. Every SHITTY (yes, even the shit ones) are “pre-mapped” so to speak, to give us the lessons we need to learn in this lifetime. Chad talks a lot about energy, love, meaning and purpose. So far it has not been “work” intensive (though I have a bit to bang out for our 9 am Skype tomorrow).

For now – learn more and book a session for yourself with Chad here

I can’t wait to report back, when I have knocked a few more doors down within myself!